sluit

af-verb

sluit (present sluit, present participle sluitende, past participle gesluit)

sluit (present)
sluitende (participle present)
gesluit (participle past)

From Dutch sluiten, from Middle Dutch sluten, from Old Dutch *slūtan, from Proto-Germanic *slūtaną, *sleutaną (“to lock, shut”).


inhoud

From Dutch inhoud, from Middle Dutch inhout. Equivalent to a deverbal from inhou.


klant

From Dutch klant, from Middle Dutch calant (“person, friend”), from Old Northern French calant (compare regular Old French chalant), from Old French chaloir (“to heat, to care about”), from Latin calēre (“to be hot”).


bekend

af-adj

bekend (attributive bekende, comparative bekender, superlative bekendste)

bekende (attributive)
bekender (comparative)
bekendste (superlative)

From Dutch bekend, from Middle Dutch bekent.


moord

From Dutch moord, from Middle Dutch mort, from Old Dutch morth, from Proto-Germanic *murþą, from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die”).


waterval

head

waterval (plural watervalle, diminutive watervalletjie)

watervalle (plural)
watervalletjie (diminutive)

From Dutch waterval. Equivalent to water + val.


uitspraak

From Dutch uitspraak, from Middle Dutch utesprâke.


reptiel

reptiel (plural reptiele, diminutive reptieltjie)

reptiele (plural)
reptieltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch reptiel, from French reptile, from Middle French reptile, from Old French reptile, from Late Latin rēptile, neuter of reptilis (“creeping”).

reptile, any member of the class Reptilia


spraak

From Dutch spraak, from Middle Dutch sprâke, from Old Dutch *sprāka, from Proto-West Germanic *sprākkijā, *sprāku.

hy het sy spraak verloor

breinskade kan spraak aantas

hierdie is tipies van die Kaapse spraak

(uncountable) speech; parlance (act and manner of speaking)

ons het gesukkel om spraak en geraas van mekaar te skei

we struggled to separate speech and noise from each other

(uncountable) utterance, discourse, speech


praat

af-verb

praat (present praat, present participle pratende, past participle gepraat)

praat (present)
pratende (participle present)
gepraat (participle past)

From Dutch praten, from Middle Dutch praten.

Praat julle albei Duits?


aanbieder

head

aanbieder (plural aanbieders, diminutive aanbiedertjie)

aanbieders (plural)
aanbiedertjie (diminutive)


bedoeling

bedoeling (plural bedoelings or bedoelinge (dated))

bedoelings (plural)
bedoelinge (dated plural)

From Dutch bedoeling. Equivalent to bedoel + -ing.


kunstenaar

kunstenaar (plural kunstenaars or kunstenare)

kunstenaars (plural)
kunstenare (plural)


eer

From Dutch eer, from Middle Dutch ere, from Old Dutch ēra, from Proto-West Germanic *aiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *aizō.


vlak

af-adj

vlak (attributive vlak, comparative vlaker, superlative vlakste)

vlak (attributive)
vlaker (comparative)
vlakste (superlative)

From Dutch vlak, from Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.


vlak

(figurative) domain, area, sphere of interest


herinnering

head

herinnering (plural herinnerings or herinneringe (dated), diminutive herinnerinkie)

herinnerings (plural)
herinneringe (dated plural)
herinnerinkie (diminutive)

/ˌɦɛˈrən(ə).rəŋ/

/ˌɦɛrˈən(ə).rəŋ/

From Dutch herinnering. Equivalent to herinner (“to remember”) + -ing (“-ation”).


koek

→ Sotho: kuku


Port Louis

Port Louis (the capital city of Mauritius)


uitgaan

af-verb

uitgaan (present gaan uit, present participle uitgaande, past participle uitgegaan)

gaan uit (present)
uitgaande (participle present)
uitgegaan (participle past)

From Dutch uitgaan, from Middle Dutch ûtegâen, from Old Dutch ūtgān.


gewild

af-adj

gewild (attributive gewilde, comparative gewilder, superlative gewildste)

gewilde (attributive)
gewilder (comparative)
gewildste (superlative)


heer

From Dutch heer, from Middle Dutch hêre, from Old Dutch hērro, hēro, from Old High German hēriro, hērro, the comparative form of hēr (“noble, venerable”).


heer

From Dutch heer, from Middle Dutch here, from Old Dutch heri, from Proto-West Germanic *hari, from Proto-Germanic *harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kóryos.


daad

From Dutch daad, from Old Dutch *dād, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis.


omstandigheid

From Dutch omstandigheid, from French circonstance or Latin circumstantia. Equivalent to om + stand + -ig + -heid.


-ief

Inherited from Dutch -ief, from French -if.


tsaar

From Dutch tsaar, from Russian царь (carʹ), from Old East Slavic цьсарь (cĭsarĭ), from Proto-Slavic *cěsařь, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *kaisaraz, from Latin Caesar.


gehoor

head

gehoor (plural gehore, diminutive gehoortjie)

(uncountable) hearing (the ability to hear)


getal

getal (plural getalle, diminutive getalletjie)

getalle (plural)
getalletjie (diminutive)


Afghaans

af-adj

Afghaans (attributive Afghaanse, not comparable)

Afghan (of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan or the Afghan people)


ontploffing

head

ontploffing (plural ontploffings or ontploffinge (dated), diminutive ontploffinkie)

ontploffings (plural)
ontploffinge (dated plural)
ontploffinkie (diminutive)

From Dutch ontploffing. Equivalent to ontplof + -ing.


wond

From Dutch wond, from Middle Dutch wonde, wunde, from Old Dutch wunda, from Proto-Germanic *wundō.


missie

From Dutch missie, from French mission, Old French mission, from Latin missiō. Cognate to Indonesian misi.


hospitaal

From Dutch hospitaal, from Middle Dutch hospitael, Old French hospital, from Latin hospitālis.


buik

From Dutch buik, from Middle Dutch buuc, from Old Dutch būc, from Proto-Germanic *būkaz.


halogeen

(chemistry) halogen (any element of group 17 of the periodic table)


verveling

/fərˈfɪə̯.ləŋ/

From Dutch verveling. Equivalent to verveel + -ing.


vangs

catch, haul (that which has been caught)


kamp

From Dutch kamp, from Middle French camp, from Latin campus (“open space; field”).


kamp

af-verb

kamp (present kamp, present participle kampende, past participle gekamp)

kamp (present)
kampende (participle present)
gekamp (participle past)

From Dutch kampen, from Middle Dutch kempen.

(intransitive) to suffer (from a problem), to deal with


vleis

From dialectal Dutch vleis (standard vlees), from Middle Dutch vleisch, vlêesch, from Old Dutch fleisc, flēsc, from Proto-West Germanic *flaiski.


loopbaan

From Dutch loopbaan. Compound of loop + baan.


uitdrukking

head

uitdrukking (plural uitdrukkings or uitdrukkinge (dated))

uitdrukkings (plural)
uitdrukkinge (dated plural)

From Dutch uitdrukking, from Middle Dutch utedrukkinge. Equivalent to uitdruk + -ing.


lastig

af-adj

lastig (attributive lastige, comparative lastiger, superlative lastigste)

lastige (attributive)
lastiger (comparative)
lastigste (superlative)

From Dutch lastig, from Middle Dutch lastich. Equivalent to las + -ig.


graad

head

graad (plural grade, diminutive graadjie)

From Dutch graad, from Middle Dutch graet, from Latin gradus.

degree, stage of qualification or proficiency in a course of study

(physics) degree, unit of measurement of temperature

(mathematics) degree, order of a polynomial


vlam

vlam (plural vlamme, diminutive vlammetjie)

From Dutch vlam, from Middle Dutch vlamme, from Old Dutch flamma, from Old French flamme, from Latin flamma.

(informal, metonymically) love interest, partner


walvis

walvis (plural walvisse, diminutive walvissie)

walvisse (plural)
walvissie (diminutive)

From Dutch walvis, from Middle Dutch walvisch, from Old Dutch walvisk, a compound of *wal (“whale”) + fisk (“fish”), presumably to clarify the meaning.


meetkunde

From Dutch meetkunde. Equivalent to meet + -kunde.


pan

From Dutch pan, from Middle Dutch panne, from Old Dutch *panna, from Latin panna, contraction of patina. The sense “lake, pond” is likely borrowed from or influenced by English pan.


ruit

From Dutch ruit, from Middle Dutch rute.

(geometry) The shape rhombus, an equilateral parallelogram

A glass panel (as) in a window; hence, the whole window


buffel

From Dutch buffel (“buffalo”), from Middle Dutch buffel, from Old French buffle, from Italian bufalo (archaic buffalo), from Latin bubalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos).


kameel

From Dutch kameel, from Middle Dutch camêel, from Latin camēlus, from Ancient Greek κάμηλος (kámēlos), from a Semitic language.


kleinkind

kleinkind (plural kleinkinders, diminutive kleinkindjie)

kleinkinders (plural)
kleinkindjie (diminutive)

From Dutch kleinkind. Equivalent to klein + kind.


agoeti

agoeti (plural agoeti's, diminutive agoeti'tjie)

agoeti's (plural)
agoeti'tjie (diminutive)

From Dutch agoeti, from French agouti or Spanish agutí, both from Old Tupi akuti.


krokodil

From Dutch krokodil, from Middle Dutch crocodil, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).


loper

loper (plural lopers, diminutive lopertjie)

From Dutch loper (“walker, runner, messenger, bishop (chess piece), carpet, master key, offshoot”), from Middle Dutch lopere (“runner, messenger, walker”). Equivalent to loop + -er.

inh

(chess) bishop; chess piece that moves diagonally

(archaic) runner; someone who runs or moves quickly

(historical) messenger, that delivers messages by foot

(botany) shoot or sprout that forms at the end of roots from which new shoots or sprouts develop

(botany, uncommon) tendrils of creepers and vines used for support


kokkewiet

A southern African bird Telophorus zeylonus: a bokmakierie, a predominantly yellow and green shrike with a loud, musical, antiphonal song. A narrow black stripe extends from the eye and the base of the beak as a collar across the throat; the breast is a brilliant yellow. The back is a slightly olive green, the head grey.


verhouding

head

verhouding (plural verhoudings or verhoudinge, diminutive verhoudinkie)

verhoudings (plural)
verhoudinge (plural)
verhoudinkie (diminutive)

/fərˈɦœu̯.dəŋ/

From Dutch verhouding, often considered a calque of German Verhältnis.


-sel

From Dutch -sel, from Middle Dutch -sel, from Old Dutch -isli, from Proto-West Germanic *-islī.

-age, -ion; Creates nouns from verbs indicating something which performs or has undergone an action or is the result of the action.


mang

af-verb

mang (present mang, present participle mangende, past participle gemang)

mang (present)
mangende (participle present)
gemang (participle past)

(Cape Afrikaans, intransitive) to be in prison, to do time


besluit

besluit (present besluit, present participle besluitende, past participle besluit)

besluit (present)
besluitende (participle present)
besluit (participle past)

From Dutch besluiten (verb) and besluit (noun).


ont-

From Dutch ont-, from Middle Dutch ont-, from Old Dutch ant-, from Proto-Germanic *andi-, *anda-, *and-.

un-, de-; forms verbs meaning to negate, remove or separate.


ont-

From Dutch ont-, from Middle Dutch ont-, from Old Dutch int-, from Proto-Germanic *in-.

Forms inchoative verbs, indicating that a process is beginning.


onweer

From Dutch onweer, from Middle Dutch onweder, from Old Dutch *unwedar, from Proto-Germanic *unwedrą. Equivalent to on- + weer (literally “unweather”).


Antananarivo

Antananarivo (the capital city of Madagascar)


verloor

verloor (present verloor, present participle verlorende, past participle verloor)

verloor (present)
verlorende (participle present)
verloor (participle past)

From Dutch verloren, past participle of verliezen. Afrikaans verb stems are usually derived from Dutch infinitives, but occasionally from other forms. In this case, the past participle is due to the fact that one speaks more often about something one has lost than something one is about to lose. Compare to this the Swedish verb förlora, which was similarly borrowed from the Middle Low German past participle rather than the present or infinitive. Also compare this to the English adjective forlorn, the past participle of the obsolete verb forlese.

Moenie jou sleutel verloor nie!


amper

Inconclusive. Whilst its current definition was long thought to have come from Indonesian hampir due to its exclusive presence in Dutch (and no other Germanic language), this would not explain its high and almost universal usage in Flemish. More likely would be if it originated on Dutch soil. In that case, the meaning would have changed somewhat from the earlier Middle Dutch amper (“sour”) – compare the semantic development of German sehr (“very”), Alemannic German rüüdig (“very”). This word, in turn, is Germanic, and a cognate to the Swedish amper, German Ampfer.

Jouself amper gekak!


bedel

bedel (present bedel, present participle bedelende, past participle gebedel)

bedel (present)
bedelende (participle present)
gebedel (participle past)


baai

head

baai (plural baaie, diminutive baaitjie)

From Dutch baai, from Middle French baie.


baai

af-verb

baai (present baai, present participle baaiende, past participle gebaai)

baai (present)
baaiende (participle present)
gebaai (participle past)

From Dutch baaien, dialectal form of baden, from Middle Dutch bāden, from Old Dutch bathon, from Proto-Germanic *baþōną.


kraai

From Dutch kraai, from Middle Dutch crâye, from Old Dutch *krāia, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ.


kraai

kraai (present kraai, present participle kraaiende, past participle gekraai)

kraai (present)
kraaiende (participle present)
gekraai (participle past)


capriccio

Either from Dutch capriccio or from English capriccio, ultimately from Italian capriccio.


Skotland

Inherited from Dutch Schotland, equivalent to Skot + land.


pols

From Dutch pols, from Middle Dutch pols, from Latin pulsus.


biologie

From Dutch biologie, from German Biologie.


stikstof

From Dutch stikstof, from stikken (“to suffocate”) + stof (“matter”), referring to the fact that an animal placed on pure nitrogen suffocates.


ratel

→ Catalan: ratel

→ English: ratel
→ Italian: ratelo

A shortening of Dutch rateldas, formed (in South Africa) from (dialectal) ratel (“honeycomb”) + das (“badger”).


beek

From Dutch beek, from Middle Dutch bēke, from Old Dutch beki, from Proto-Germanic *bakiz.


stok

head

stok (plural stokke, diminutive stokkie)

From Dutch stok, from Middle Dutch stoc, from Old Dutch stok, from Proto-Germanic *stukkaz.

Die kinders stut hul bouwerk met stokke.

The children support the construction they have built with sticks.

stick, whether natural (made of wood) or artificial


ê

af-verb

ê (present ê, present participle êende, past participle geê)

ê (present)
êende (participle present)
geê (participle past)


brander

breaker (wave near the shore or a shallow area)


Djakarta

Jakarta (a province and capital city of Indonesia)


narwal

Monodon monoceros
Monodon monoceros#Translingual


misdaad

From Dutch misdaad, from Middle Dutch misdaet, from Old Dutch *misdād (“misdeed”), from Proto-Germanic *missadēdiz.


boei

head

boei (plural boeie, diminutive boeitjie)


rou

af-adj

rou (attributive roue, comparative rouer, superlative rouste)

roue (attributive)
rouer (comparative)
rouste (superlative)


rou

af-verb

rou (present rou, present participle rouende, past participle gerou)

rou (present)
rouende (participle present)
gerou (participle past)


mou

From Dutch mouw, from Middle Dutch mouwe, from Old Dutch *mouwa, *mōwa, from Frankish *mauwa, from Proto-Germanic *mawwō.


Palikir

Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia#English

Palikir (the capital city of the Federated States of Micronesia)


Nuku'alofa

From Tongan Nukuʻalofa (literally “abode of love”).


krans

From Dutch krans, from Middle Dutch crans, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz.


Nouakchott

Nouakchott (the capital city of Mauritania)


klem

af-verb

klem (present klem, present participle klemmende, past participle geklem)

klem (present)
klemmende (participle present)
geklem (participle past)

From Dutch klemmen, from Middle Dutch clemmen, from Old Dutch *klemmen, from Proto-Germanic *klammjan.


klem

head

klem (plural klemme, diminutive klemmetjie)

From Dutch klem, from Middle Dutch clemme.


kompas

From Dutch kompas, from Middle Dutch compas (“circle, pair of compasses, compass”), from Old French compas.


anatomie

From Dutch anatomie, from Middle Dutch anatomye, from Latin anatomia, from Ancient Greek *ἀνατομία (*anatomía).


seg

af-verb

seg (present seg, present participle seggende, past participle geseg)

seg (present)
seggende (participle present)
geseg (participle past)


duik

duik (present duik, present participle duikende, past participle geduik)

duik (present)
duikende (participle present)
geduik (participle past)

From Dutch duiken, from Middle Dutch duken, from Old Dutch *dūcan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan, from Proto-Germanic *dūkaną.


duik

From Dutch duik. Equivalent to a deverbal from etymology 1.


Numeri

(biblical) Numbers; the biblical book, Numbers


hom

1. The forms jul and hul are unstressed variants. They are used mostly in possessive function

chiefly when the pronoun is repeated within the same sentence

Ek sien hom nie.

third-person singular object pronoun
him (referring to a male person)

Sy het my die boek gegee, maar ek het hom nog nie gelees nie.

She gave me the book, but I haven’t read it yet.

third-person singular object pronoun
it (referring to a non-personal noun)


Saterdag

From Dutch zaterdag, from Middle Dutch saterdach, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic *Sāturnas dag, partial calque of Latin dies Saturni.


smid

From Dutch smid, from Middle Dutch smit, from Old Dutch *smith, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz.


oubaas

head

oubaas (plural oubase, diminutive oubasie)


kleinbaas

/ˈkləɪ̯nˌbɑːs/


papegaai

papegaai (plural papegaaie, diminutive papegaaitjie)

papegaaie (plural)
papegaaitjie (diminutive)

From Dutch papegaai, from Middle Dutch papegay, from Old French papegai, ultimately from Arabic ببغاء, of onomatopoeic origin.

(figuratively) a person who parrots, or repeats uncritically, the words of others


etimologie

(uncountable) etymology (field of study)


faktor

factor (constituent contributing to a result or state)

factor (scalar variable or number that is multiplied)


antenne

From Dutch antenne, from French antenne, possibly from Italian antenna, from Latin antenna.


industrie

From Dutch industrie, from Middle French industrie, from Latin industria.


dinastie

dinastie (plural dinastieë or dinasties)

From Dutch dynastie, from French dynastie, from Middle French dynastie, from Late Latin dynastia, from Ancient Greek δυναστεία (dunasteía, “power, dominion”).


veras

af-verb

veras (present veras, present participle verassende, past participle veras)

veras (present)
verassende (participle present)
veras (participle past)

From Dutch verassen. Equivalent to ver- + as.


veras

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


sodat

From Dutch zodat, from Middle Dutch sodat. Equivalent to so + dat.


polities

af-adj

polities (attributive politiese, not comparable)


buit

From Dutch buit, from Middle Low German büte.


melodie

head

melodie (plural melodieë, diminutive melodietjie)

melodieë (plural)
melodietjie (diminutive)

From Dutch melodie, from Middle Dutch melodie, from Old French melodie, from Latin melōdia.


toestel

toestel (plural toestelle, diminutive toestelletjie)

toestelle (plural)
toestelletjie (diminutive)


de Klerk

English: de Klerk


bediende

From Dutch bediende, from German Bedienter.


Hongaars

af-adj

Hongaars (attributive Hongaarse, not comparable)

Hungarian (of, from, or pertaining to Hungary, the Hungarian people or the Hungarian language)


Slowaaks

Slowaaks (attributive Slowaakse, not comparable)

Slovak, Slovakian (of, from, or pertaining to Slovakia, the Slovak people or the Slovak language)


Deens

Deens (attributive Deense, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Deens, equivalent to Deen + -s.

Danish (of, from, or pertaining to Denmark, the Danes or the Danish language)


Deens

Danish (the language spoken by the Danes)


Iers

Iers (attributive Ierse, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Iers, equivalent to Ier + -s.

Irish (of, from, or pertaining to Ireland, the Irish people or the Irish language)


Grieks

Grieks (attributive Griekse, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Grieks, equivalent to Griek + -s.

Greek; Grecian (of, from, or pertaining to Greece, the Greeks or the Greek language)


Roemeens

Roemeens (attributive Roemeense, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Roemeens, equivalent to Roemeen + -s.

Romanian (of, from, or pertaining to Romania, the Romanian people or the Romanian language)


Lets

Lets (attributive Letse, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Lets, equivalent to Let + -s.


Fins

Fins (attributive Finse, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Fins, equivalent to Fin + -s.

Finnish (of, from, or pertaining to Finland, the Finnish people or the Finnish language)


Fins

Finnish (the language spoken by the Finnish people)


Bulgaars

Bulgaars (attributive Bulgaarse, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Bulgaars, equivalent to Bulgaar + -s.

Bulgarian (of, from, or pertaining to Bulgaria, the Bulgarian people or the Bulgarian language)


Bulgaars

Bulgarian (the language spoken by the Bulgarian people)


Maltees

Maltees (attributive Maltese, not comparable)

Maltese (of, from, or pertaining to Malta, the Maltese people or the Maltese language)


Maltees

head

Maltees (plural Maltese, diminutive Maltesie)

Maltese; Maltese poodle (small breed of dog)

Maltese (person from Malta or of Maltese descent)


Portugees

af-adj

Portugees (attributive Portugese, not comparable)

Portuguese (of, from, or pertaining to Portugal, the Portuguese people or the Portuguese language)


Portugees

head

Portugees (plural Portugese, diminutive Portugesie)

Portugese (plural)
Portugesie (diminutive)

Portuguese (person from Portugal or of Portuguese descent)


sirkus

circus (company of performers; place where this company performs)


Wellingtons

af-adj

Wellingtons (attributive Wellingtonse, not comparable)

of, from, or pertaining to any place named Wellington or their inhabitants


diepte

Uit die diepte van my hart!

2008, “Uit Die Diepte Van My Hart”, in Uit Die Diepte Van My Hart, performed by Kurt Darren, South Africa: Select Musiek:


Brits

Brits (attributive Britse, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Brits, equivalent to Brit + -s.

British (of, from, or pertaining to the United Kingdom, the British Isles, the British Commonwealth or the British people)


Brits

Named after a train station of the same name, which was named after South African Johannes Nicolaas Brits.

named-after

Brits (a town in North West, South Africa)


Rus

Russian (person from Russia or of Russian descent)


moet

From Dutch moeten, from Middle Dutch moeten, from Old Dutch muotan, from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną. The noun sense is a calque of English must.


moet

(Cape Afrikaans) Alternative form of met


graaf

head

graaf (plural grawe, diminutive grafie, feminine gravin)

grawe (plural)
grafie (diminutive)
gravin (feminine)


dosis

From Dutch dosis, from Late Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις (dósis, “a portion prescribed”, literally “a giving”), from Proto-Hellenic *dótis, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃tis.


volledig

af-adj

volledig (attributive volledig, comparative vollediger, superlative volledigste)

volledig (attributive)
vollediger (comparative)
volledigste (superlative)


vurk

→? Sotho: fereko

→ Xhosa: ifolokhwe

From Dutch vork, from Middle Dutch vorke, from Old Dutch furka, from Proto-West Germanic *furkō, from Latin furca.


mert

Borrowed from English mert, shortened from merchant.


betekenis

From Dutch betekenis, from Middle Dutch betêkenesse.


ooglid

From Dutch ooglid, from Middle Dutch ôgelit. Equivalent to oog (“eye”) + lid (“cover, lid”).


vloek

From Dutch vloek, from Middle Dutch vloec, from Old Dutch fluok.


vloek

af-verb

vloek (present vloek, present participle vloekende, past participle gevloek)

vloek (present)
vloekende (participle present)
gevloek (participle past)

From Dutch vloeken, from Middle Dutch vloeken, from Old Dutch fluokon.


klei

From Dutch klei, from Middle Dutch cleie, from Old Dutch *klei, from Proto-Germanic *klajjaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to glue, stick together”).


drol

head

drol (plural drolle, diminutive drolletjie)


verslaan

af-verb

verslaan (present verslaan, present participle verslaande, past participle verslaan)

verslaan (present)
verslaande (participle present)
verslaan (participle past)


kolonel

/ˌkʊə̯.lʊə̯ˈnɛl/

From Dutch kolonel, from Middle French coronel, from Italian colonnello.


takbok

From tak (“branch, twig”) + bok (“buck; antelope”).

com

'n Platskietroer vir vlaktes en duine. En lyk dit my, vir die berge in die Alpe waar die takbokke en goed doer in die oneindigheid ver staan.

2007, Pienkes Du Plessis, Die perdekombers en ander stories uit die jagveld, Human & Rousseau, page 114:

Soos ene takbok wat smag na water


kak

af-verb

kak (present kak, present participle kakkende, past participle gekak)

kak (present)
kakkende (participle present)
gekak (participle past)

From Dutch kakken (verb), from Middle Dutch cacken, and kak (noun), from Middle Dutch cac.


skoenlapper

head

skoenlapper (plural skoenlappers, diminutive skoenlappertjie)

skoenlappers (plural)
skoenlappertjie (diminutive)


vlinder

vlinder (plural vlinders, diminutive vlindertjie)

vlinders (plural)
vlindertjie (diminutive)


Maandag

Maandag (plural Maandae, diminutive Maandaggie)

Maandae (plural)
Maandaggie (diminutive)

Ek sal nie Maandag by die huis wees nie.


onbekend

af-adj

onbekend (attributive onbekende, comparative onbekender, superlative onbekendste)

onbekende (attributive)
onbekender (comparative)
onbekendste (superlative)

From Dutch onbekend, from Middle Dutch onbekent. Equivalent to on- + bekend.


vlooi

head

vlooi (plural vlooie, diminutive vlooitjie)

From dialectal Dutch vlooi, a backformation from vlooien, plural of vlo.


besef

af-verb

besef (present besef, present participle beseffende, past participle besef)

besef (present)
beseffende (participle present)
besef (participle past)


oes

From Southern Dutch oest (Flemish and Zeelandic form of oogst), from Middle Dutch oest, from Old French aoust, from Latin augustus.


wyn

From Dutch wijn, from Middle Dutch wijn, from Old Dutch wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.


duisternis

From Dutch duisternis, from Middle Dutch duusternesse, from Old Dutch thiusternussi. Equivalent to duister + -nis.


vaar

vaar (present vaar, present participle varende, past participle gevaar)

vaar (present)
varende (participle present)
gevaar (participle past)

Die leerders vaar uitstekend in die plaaslike kompetisie.

The learners are faring extremely well in the local competition.


noord

From Dutch noord, from Middle Dutch nort, from Old Dutch *nord, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.


vaartuig

head

vaartuig (plural vaartuie, diminutive vaartuigie)

vaartuie (plural)
vaartuigie (diminutive)

From Dutch vaartuig. Equivalent to vaar + tuig.


aanvraag

/ˈɑːn.frɑːχ/


aanvraag

af-verb

aanvraag (present vraag aan, present participle aanvraende, past participle aangevraag)

vraag aan (present)
aanvraende (participle present)
aangevraag (participle past)

/ˈɑːn.frɑːχ/


ontsteking

head

ontsteking (plural ontstekings or ontstekinge (dated))

ontstekings (plural)
ontstekinge (dated plural)

/ˌɔntˈstɪə̯.kəŋ/

From Dutch ontsteking, from Middle Dutch ontstekinge. Equivalent to ontsteek + -ing.


snik

af-verb

snik (present snik, present participle snikkende, past participle gesnik)

snik (present)
snikkende (participle present)
gesnik (participle past)

From Dutch snikken, from Middle Dutch snicken (“to sob; gasp for breath”).


snik

From Dutch snik, from Middle Dutch snic. Equivalent to a deverbal from etymology 1.


staking

head

staking (plural stakings, diminutive stakinkie)

stakings (plural)
stakinkie (diminutive)

From Dutch staking. Equivalent to staak + -ing.

Daar is stakings in die mynbougebiede.

There are strikes in the mining regions.


flikker

af-verb

flikker (present flikker, present participle flikkerende, past participle geflikker)

flikker (present)
flikkerende (participle present)
geflikker (participle past)


wortel

From Dutch wortel, from Middle Dutch wortele, from Old Dutch *wurtala, from Proto-Germanic *wurt- (“root”) + *waluz (“stick”).

(mathematics) root, square root (if no power is specified, it is assumed to be 2)


Jannie

a male given name: diminutive of Jan, Johan


watter

Contraction of wat vir, from Dutch wat voor (“what a, what kind of”).

Watter boeke lees jy?

Watter huis het hulle gekoop?


stert

head

stert (plural sterte, diminutive stertjie)

From dialectal Dutch stert, variant of staart, from Middle Dutch stert.


Frederik

a male given name, equivalent to English Frederic


mummie

From Dutch mummie, from Middle French mommie, from Latin mumia, from Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ).

der

Arabic مُومِيَاء (mūmiyāʔ)


waterstof

From Dutch waterstof. Equivalent to water + stof.


verdrag

From Dutch verdrag, from Middle Dutch verdrach.


hoer

From Middle Dutch hoere, hoer, from Old Dutch *huora, from Proto-Germanic *hōrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros (“dear, loved”). Cognate with German Hure, English whore, Danish hore.


eed

From Dutch eed, from Old Dutch *ēth, from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *oyt-.


geleerde

/χəˈlɪə̯r.də/

academic or otherwise learned expert; scholar, scientist


geleerde

/χəˈlɪə̯r.də/


klinker

head

klinker (plural klinkers, diminutive klinkertjie)

klinkers (plural)
klinkertjie (diminutive)


hys

af-verb

hys (present hys, present participle hysende, past participle gehys)

hys (present)
hysende (participle present)
gehys (participle past)

From Dutch hijsen, from Middle Dutch hisen.


hys

(Cape Afrikaans) Alternative form of huis


bul

head

bul (plural bulle, diminutive bulletjie)

From Dutch bul, from Middle Dutch bulle, from Old Dutch *bullo, from Proto-Germanic *bulô. Cognate with English bull.

(colloquial) a supporter of the Blue Bulls, a South African rugby team


Damaskus

Inherited from Dutch Damascus, from Middle Dutch damascus, from Latin Damascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from a Semitic language.


Indonesiër

Indonesiër (plural Indonesiërs, diminutive Indonesiërtjie)

Indonesiërs (plural)
Indonesiërtjie (diminutive)

Indonesian (person from Indonesia or of Indonesian descent)


baie dankie

/ˈbɑi̯ə ˈdɑŋki/


veiling

veiling (plural veilings or veilinge (dated))

veilings (plural)
veilinge (dated plural)

From Dutch veiling, from Middle Dutch veilinge. Equivalent to veil + -ing.


vulkaan

From Dutch vulkaan, from Middle Dutch vulcaen, from Latin Vulcānus.


maak

af-verb

maak (present maak, present participle makende, past participle gemaak)

maak (present)
makende (participle present)
gemaak (participle past)

From Dutch maken, from Middle Dutch maken, from Old Dutch macon, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn.


suur

af-adj

suur (attributive sure, comparative suurder, superlative suurste)

sure (attributive)
suurder (comparative)
suurste (superlative)

From Dutch zuur, from Middle Dutch suur, from Old Dutch sūr, from Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros.


onnodig

onnodig (attributive onnodige, comparative onnodiger, superlative onnodigste)

onnodige (attributive)
onnodiger (comparative)
onnodigste (superlative)

/ɔˈnʊə̯.dəx/

From Dutch onnodig. Equivalent to on- + nodig.


betoon

af-verb

betoon (present betoon, present participle betoonende, past participle gebetoon)

betoon (present)
betoonende (participle present)
gebetoon (participle past)

From Dutch betonen, from Middle Dutch betonen. Equivalent to be- + toon.


stroop

→ Sotho: seturupu

syrup, especially a viscous type of syrup


Rudi

a diminutive of the male given name Rudolf, equivalent to English Rudy


Kazakstan

Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe; capital: Astana)


feniks

(figuratively) a unique person; rara avis

(figuratively) a replacement for something that has been destroyed or perished somehow, especially by fire


spruit

head

spruit (plural spruite, diminutive spruitjie)

From Dutch spruit, from Middle Dutch sprute. Cognate with English sprite, sprout.

(geography) stream or small river; river branch


Nederlander

Nederlander (plural Nederlanders, diminutive Nederlandertjie)

Nederlanders (plural)
Nederlandertjie (diminutive)

From Dutch Nederlander, equivalent to Nederland + -er.

Netherlander, Dutchman, Dutchwoman (person from The Netherlands or of Dutch descent)


vuil

af-adj

vuil (attributive vuile, comparative vuiler, superlative vuilste)

vuile (attributive)
vuiler (comparative)
vuilste (superlative)

From Dutch vuil, from Middle Dutch vuul, from Old Dutch *fūl, from Proto-Germanic *fūlaz.


Kongo-Kinshasa

Democratic Republic of the Congo#English

Congo-Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


be-

From Dutch be-, from Middle Dutch be-, from Old Dutch bi-, from Proto-Germanic *bi-.

Used to indicate that a verb is acting on a direct object (making an intransitive verb into a transitive verb). Always unstressed.

pyle op die diere skiet → die diere met pyle beskiet

Used to change the direct object of a transitive verb, so that what was previously expressed as an optional prepositional object becomes the direct object and vice versa. Always unstressed.


Deut.

(biblical) Abbreviation of Deuteronomium.


roofdier

head

roofdier (plural roofdiere, diminutive roofdiertjie)

roofdiere (plural)
roofdiertjie (diminutive)

From Dutch roofdier, which might be a calque of German Raubtier. Equivalent to roof (“to rob, to capture”) + dier (“animal”).


verdieping

head

verdieping (plural verdiepings or verdiepinge (dated))

verdiepings (plural)
verdiepinge (dated plural)

From Dutch verdieping, from Middle Dutch verdiepinge. Equivalent to verdiep + -ing.


skrif

skrif (plural skrifte, diminutive skriffie)

From Dutch schrift, from Proto-West Germanic *skrifti, from Latin scriptum.


wasbak

wasbak (plural wasbakke, diminutive wasbakkie)

wasbakke (plural)
wasbakkie (diminutive)

From Dutch wasbak. Equivalent to was + bak.


kombi

Borrowed from German Kombi, used in Volkswagen Kombi. Cf. English kombi, Dutch combi.


jags

af-adj

jags (attributive jagse, comparative jagser, superlative jagsste)

jagse (attributive)
jagser (comparative)
jagsste (superlative)

on heat, ruttish when referring to animals


kerkhof

head

kerkhof (plural kerkhowe, diminutive kerkhoffie)

kerkhowe (plural)
kerkhoffie (diminutive)

From Dutch kerkhof, from Middle Dutch kerchof. Equivalent to kerk (“church”) + hof (“court, garden, yard”).


pateet

Jou pateet, hoe het jy hom dit toegelaat?

You pathetic person, how did you allow him that?

a pathetic person or a person deemed as such


viool

head

viool (plural viole, diminutive viooltjie)

From Dutch viool, from Middle French viole, from Medieval Latin vitula.


komeet

/kʊə̯ˈmɪə̯t/

From Dutch komeet, from Middle Dutch comete, from Old French comete, from Latin comēta, from Ancient Greek κομήτης (komḗtēs).


roep

af-verb

roep (present roep, present participle roepende, past participle geroep)

roep (present)
roepende (participle present)
geroep (participle past)

From Dutch roepen, from Middle Dutch roepen, from Old Dutch ruopan, from Proto-Germanic *hrōpaną.

(transitive or intransitive) to cry, shout


roep

From Dutch roep, from Middle Dutch roep.


kwas

head

kwas (plural kwaste, diminutive kwassie)

From Dutch kwast, from Middle Dutch quast, from Old Dutch *kwast, from Proto-Germanic *kwastuz.


Tsjaad

Dated spelling of Tsjad.: Chad (a country in Central Africa)


Afghaan

Afghaan (plural Afghane, diminutive Afghaantjie)

Afghane (plural)
Afghaantjie (diminutive)

Afghan (person from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent)


kalkoen

kalkoen (plural kalkoene, diminutive kalkoentjie)

kalkoene (plural)
kalkoentjie (diminutive)

→ English: kalkoentjie

→ Swazi: ingalukhuni

→ Xhosa: ikarukwini

→ Zulu: ikalikuni

→ Shona: Garukuni

Meleagris gallopavo
Meleagris gallopavo#Translingual


Albanees

af-adj

Albanees (attributive Albanese, not comparable)

Albanian (of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian people or the Albanian language)


Albanees

head

Albanees (plural Albanese, diminutive Albanesie)

Albanese (plural)
Albanesie (diminutive)

Albanian (person from Albania or of Albanian descent)


Albanees

Albanian (the language spoken by the Albanian people)


Kasakstan

Alternative form of Kazakstan: Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe)


Kongo-Brazzaville

Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo#English

Congo-Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa)


priemgetal

priemgetal (plural priemgetallen, diminutive priemgetalletjie)

priemgetallen (plural)
priemgetalletjie (diminutive)


kakkerlak

kakkerlak (plural kakkerlakke, diminutive kakkerlakkie)

kakkerlakke (plural)
kakkerlakkie (diminutive)


karakter

From Dutch karakter, from Middle Dutch caracter, from Middle French caractère, from Old French caractere, from Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr).


verpleegster

verpleegster (plural verpleegsters, diminutive verpleegstertjie, masculine verpleër)

verpleegsters (plural)
verpleegstertjie (diminutive)
verpleër (masculine)

Inherited from Dutch verpleegster, equivalent to verpleeg + -ster.


meid

From English maid (“female domestic servant”).

bor

(now offensive) A domestic servant, usually non-white.


temperatuur

From Dutch temperatuur, probably from French température, from Latin temperātūra.


sosialisme

Affixed sosial + -isme, from Dutch socialisme, from French socialisme.


kruid

From Dutch kruid, from Middle Dutch cruut, from Old Dutch krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd.


spek

From Dutch spek, from Middle Dutch spec, from Old Dutch spek, from Proto-Germanic *spiką.


verrassing

head

verrassing (plural verrassings or verrassinge (dated))

verrassings (plural)
verrassinge (dated plural)


verwant

af-adj

verwant (attributive verwante, not comparable)

From Dutch verwant, from Middle Dutch verwant, either a perfect participle of the verb verwenden, or a borrowing from either Middle Low German or Middle High German.


verwant

relative, family member, including distant relatives


galop

af-verb

galop (present galop, present participle galoppende, past participle galop)

galop (present)
galoppende (participle present)
galop (participle past)


parra

head

parra (plural parras, diminutive parratjie)


parra

af-verb

parra (present parra, present participle parraende, past participle geparra)

parra (present)
parraende (participle present)
geparra (participle past)

Borrowed from Portuguese parar (“to halt, to stop”).

(fishing) to stop a fishing boat and wait; to keep a boat in a certain position


kopie

From Dutch kopie, from Middle Dutch copie, from Old French copie, from Latin copia.


gemsbok

→ English: gemsbok

From Dutch gemsbok, from gems (“chamois”) + bok (“buck”).


toonbank

head

toonbank (plural toonbanke, diminutive toonbankie)

toonbanke (plural)
toonbankie (diminutive)

From Dutch toonbank. Equivalent to toon (“to show”) + bank (“bench”).

Sy sit 'n sak op die toonbank en trek haar rewolwer.

She puts a bag on the counter and draws her revolver.

counter, a furniture surface on which wares are put and transacted


literatuur

From Dutch literatuur, from French littérature, from Latin litteratura.


Azerbaidjan

Alternative spelling of Azerbeidjan: Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)


steenkool

From Middle Dutch steencōle. Equivalent to steen + kool.


nader

af-verb

nader (present nader, present participle naderende, past participle genader)

nader (present)
naderende (participle present)
genader (participle past)

From Dutch naderen, from Middle Dutch naderen.

(intransitive, transitive) to approach, to come near


byt

byt (present byt, present participle bytende, past participle gebyt)

byt (present)
bytende (participle present)
gebyt (participle past)

From Dutch bijten, from Middle Dutch biten, from Old Dutch *bītan, from Proto-Germanic *bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt (“to split”).

inh

Die kat byt my


byt

byte van insekte kan gevaarlik wees

bite (the wound left behind after having been bitten)


koelie

(offensive) A coolie (a person from India or of Indian ancestry)


atmosfeer

From Dutch atmosfeer, from French atmosphère.

In jou atmosfeer.

2016, “In Jou Atmosfeer”, in Sal Jy Met My Dans?, performed by Kurt Darren, South Africa:


maagd

(astrology) a Virgo; someone born with the star sign Virgo


distrik

From Dutch district, from Middle Dutch district, from Middle French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringō, distringere (“draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringō, stringere (“draw tight, strain”).


biskop

head

biskop (plural biskoppe, diminutive biskoppie)

biskoppe (plural)
biskoppie (diminutive)

From Dutch bisschop, from Middle Dutch bischop, from Old Dutch biskop, from Latin episcopus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).

(Christianity) bishop; high-ranking priest of the Roman-Catholic and Anglican churches

(chess) bishop; chess piece that moves diagonally

one of two types of fish from the family Sparidae


willekeurig

af-adj

willekeurig (attributive willekeurige, comparative willekeuriger, superlative willekeurigste)

willekeurige (attributive)
willekeuriger (comparative)
willekeurigste (superlative)


doet

af-verb

doet (present doet, present participle doende, past participle gedoet)

doet (present)
doende (participle present)
gedoet (participle past)

From Dutch doet, third-person singular present of doen, whence Afrikaans doen.


diens

From Dutch dienst, from Middle Dutch dienst, from Old Dutch *thionost, from Proto-Germanic *þewanōstaz.


Egipte

Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia; capital: Kaïro)


baarmoeder

From Dutch baarmoeder, from Middle Dutch baermoeder. Equivalent to baar (“to give birth”) + moeder (“uterus; mother”).


Zoeloe

From Dutch Zoeloe, from Zulu umZulu or Zulu isíZulu.


republiek

head

republiek (plural republieke, diminutive republiekie)

republieke (plural)
republiekie (diminutive)

From Dutch republiek, from French république, from Latin rēspūblica or rēs pūblica.


dronk

af-adj

dronk (attributive dronk, comparative dronker, superlative dronkste)

dronk (attributive)
dronker (comparative)
dronkste (superlative)


standbeeld

head

standbeeld (plural standbeelde, diminutive standbeeldjie)

standbeelde (plural)
standbeeldjie (diminutive)

From Dutch standbeeld, modelled on Latin statua. Equivalent to stand + beeld.


opname

/ˈɔpˌnɑː.mə/

From Dutch opname, from opnemen based on German Aufnahme.

The act of absorbing or assimilating, uptake, absorption.

The act of including, adopting or assimilating.

A recording, a record, something that has been recorded.


kalf

kalf (plural kalwers, diminutive kalfie)


kalf

af-verb

kalf (present kalf, present participle kalwende, past participle gekalf)

kalf (present)
kalwende (participle present)
gekalf (participle past)


Desember

From Dutch december, from Middle Dutch december, from Latin December. Cognate to Indonesian Desember.


universiteit

From Dutch universiteit, from Middle Dutch universiteit.


buur

From Dutch buur, from Middle Dutch buur, from Old Dutch *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz (“dweller, inhabitant”). Doublet of boer.


halfrond

From Dutch halfrond. Equivalent to half + rond.


hangmat

From Dutch hangmat (which see), from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno *hamaka. Equivalent to hang (“to hang”) + mat (“mat”) by popular etymology.


alkalies

af-adj

alkalies (attributive alkaliese, comparative meer alkalies, superlative mees alkaliese)

alkaliese (attributive)
meer alkalies (comparative)
mees alkaliese (superlative)


-'s

Julle's almal die selfde.

Hier's wat ek jou kan vertel.


amnesties

amnesties (attributive amnestiese, not comparable)

amnesic; amnestic; Of, pertaining to, affected by, or causing amnesia


moer

Ek draai die moer vas


moer

af-verb

moer (present moer, present participle moerende, past participle gemoer)

moer (present)
moerende (participle present)
gemoer (participle past)

→ English: moer

Ek gaan jou hard moer.


padda

head

padda (plural paddas, diminutive paddatjie)

From Dutch pad, from Middle Dutch padde, from Proto-Germanic *paddǭ.


paljas

paljas (plural paljasse, diminutive paljassie)

paljasse (plural)
paljassie (diminutive)

From Dutch paljas, from French paillasse, from Italian pagliaccio, from Latin palea.


onderbroek

onderbroek (plural onderbroeke, diminutive onderbroekie)

onderbroeke (plural)
onderbroekie (diminutive)

From Dutch onderbroek. Equivalent to onder- (“under”) + broek (“trousers”).

undershorts, underpants, pants (underwear, for either sex, any gender)


kanteel

From Dutch kanteel, from Middle Dutch canteel.


bakker

bakker (plural bakkers, diminutive bakkertjie, feminine bakster)

bakkers (plural)
bakkertjie (diminutive)
bakster (feminine)

From Dutch bakker, from Middle Dutch backer, from Old Dutch *bakar, *baker, from Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz.


broodrooster

broodrooster (plural broodroosters, diminutive broodroostertjie)

broodroosters (plural)
broodroostertjie (diminutive)

From Dutch broodrooster, equivalent to brood (“bread”) + rooster (“grill”).


vertrek

af-verb

vertrek (present vertrek, present participle vertrekkende, past participle vertrek)

vertrek (present)
vertrekkende (participle present)
vertrek (participle past)

From Dutch vertrekken, from Middle Dutch vertrecken.


vertrek

From Dutch vertrek, from Middle Dutch vertrec. Equivalent to a deverbal from etymology 1.


toespraak

From Dutch toespraak, from Middle Dutch toesprâke. Equivalent to a deverbal of toespreek.


edelgas

From Dutch edelgas, from German Edelgas. Equivalent to edel (“noble”) + gas.

(chemistry) noble gas (any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table)


fundamentalisme

From fundamentaal (“fundamental”) + -isme.
Borrowed from English fundamentalism.


toor

toor (present toor, present participle toorende, past participle getoor)

toor (present)
toorende (participle present)
getoor (participle past)

From Dutch toveren, from Middle Dutch tôveren, from Old Dutch *tōvaron, from Proto-Germanic *taubrōną.


kry

kry (present kry, present participle krygende, past participle gekry)

kry (present)
krygende (participle present)
gekry (participle past)

From Dutch krijgen, from Middle Dutch crigen, from Old Dutch *crīgan, from Proto-West Germanic *krīgan. Cognate to German kriegen (“to get”).


buro

From Dutch bureau, from French bureau, from Middle French burel, from Old French burel.


vark

Backformation from Dutch varken (“pig”), either by reinterpreting the singular as a plural, or from the actual plural varkens by rebracketing it as vark + -ens. From Middle Dutch varken. Ultimately from an old diminutive derived from Proto-Germanic *farhaz.


perd

head

perd (plural perde or pêre, diminutive perdjie)

perde (plural)
pêre (plural)
perdjie (diminutive)

→ Phuthi: ipere

→ Sotho: pere

From dialectal Dutch perd, variant of paard, from Middle Dutch peret, *pert.


politikus

From Dutch politicus, from Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).


litteken

From Dutch litteken, from Middle Dutch lidteken, from older lijcteken.


skool

skool (plural skole, diminutive skooltjie)

→ Northern Ndebele: isikolo

→ Nǀuu: skool

→ Sotho: sekolo

→ Southern Ndebele: isikolo

→ Shona: chikoro (through a Nguni intermediate)

→ Tsonga: xikolo

→ Venda: tshikolo

→ Xhosa: isikolo

→ Zulu: isikole

From Dutch school, from Middle Dutch schôle, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).


framboos

From Dutch framboos, from French framboise.


sug

af-verb

sug (present sug, present participle sugtende, past participle gesug)

sug (present)
sugtende (participle present)
gesug (participle past)

From Dutch zuchten, from Middle Dutch suchten, from Old Dutch *sūfton.


sug

From Dutch zucht, from Middle Dutch sucht, socht, from Old Dutch *suft (“sigh, sip”), from Proto-Germanic *suf- (“to sip”).


esel

head

esel (plural esels, diminutive eseltjie)

→ Sotho: esele

→ Xhosa: i-esile

From Dutch ezel, from Middle Dutch ēsel, from Old Dutch esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Late Latin asellus.

easel (frame used by artistic painters and draughtspeople)


heiden

From Dutch heiden, from Middle Dutch heidin.

pagan, heathen, person who does not follow an Abrahamic religion


Deen

Dane (person from Denmark or of Danish descent)


vlug

af-adj

vlug (attributive vlugge, comparative vlugger, superlative vlugste)

vlugge (attributive)
vlugger (comparative)
vlugste (superlative)

(of cognitive ability) sharp; quick-witted


vlug

head

vlug (plural vlugte, diminutive vluggie)

From Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch *fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti.

Ek het die vlug na Parys verpas.

Die rowers was kort na hulle vlug uit Pretoria betrap.

The robbers were caught shortly after their escape from Pretoria.


vlug

af-verb

vlug (present vlug, present participle vlugtende, past participle gevlug)

vlug (present)
vlugtende (participle present)
gevlug (participle past)


positief

af-adj

positief (attributive positiewe, comparative positiewer, superlative positiefste)

positiewe (attributive)
positiewer (comparative)
positiefste (superlative)

From Dutch positief, from French positif, from Latin positivus.


VN

Verenigde Nasies
Verenigde Nasies#Afrikaans

Initialism of Verenigde Nasies (United Nations)


verbuiging

head

verbuiging (plural verbuigings or verbuiginge (dated))

verbuigings (plural)
verbuiginge (dated plural)


atoom

atoom (plural atome, diminutive atoompie)


Atena

(Greek mythology) Alternative spelling of Athena


materiaal

From Dutch materiaal, from Middle Dutch materiael, from Middle French material, from Old French material, from Late Latin materialis, from Latin materia (“wood, material, substance”) from mater (“mother”).


vlakte

→ English: vlakte

From Dutch vlakte. Equivalent to vlak + -te.


Noors

af-adj

Noors (attributive Noorse, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch Noors, equivalent to Noor + -s.

Norwegian (of, from, or pertaining to Norway, the Norwegian people or the Norwegian language)


kanaal

head

kanaal (plural kanale, diminutive kanaaltjie)

From Dutch kanaal, from Middle Dutch canael, from older canel, from Old French canal, from Latin canālis (“pipe, channel, canal”), from canna (“reed, cane”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na).


-ende

equivalent of English -ing; suffix for present participle terms


moltrein

2013, Jacolet van den Berg, Diamant uit Afrika, LAPA Uitgewers (publ.).
Vroeg Woensdagoggend klim sy op die moltrein na Canary.
Early on Wednesday morning she boards the underground to Canary.


Malteser

Malteser (plural Maltesers, diminutive Maltesertjie)

Maltesers (plural)
Maltesertjie (diminutive)

Synonym of Maltees (person from Malta or of Maltese descent)


geweer

geweer (plural gewere, diminutive geweertjie)

From Dutch geweer, from Middle Dutch gewere.


luitenant

From Dutch luitenant, from Middle Dutch lieutenant, from Middle French lieutenant, from Old French [Term?].


handdoek

From Dutch handdoek. Equivalent to hand (“hand”) + doek (“cloth”).

A towel, a cloth used for drying (sometimes for cleaning) one's hands


weerstand

From Dutch weerstand, from older wederstand with syncope of intervocalic -d-, from Middle Dutch wederstant.

electrical resistance
electrical resistance

(electronics) resistor (electronic component)


Willem

From Dutch Willem, from Middle Dutch willem.

a male given name from Proto-Germanic, equivalent to English William


soldaat

soldaat (plural soldate, diminutive soldaatjie)

soldate (plural)
soldaatjie (diminutive)

→ Xhosa: isoldathi

From Dutch soldaat, from Middle French soldat, from Italian soldato.


arsenik

arsenic trioxide
arsenic trioxide#English

rooi arsenik
realgar

(dated) common name for various arsenic compounds


terminologie

From Dutch terminologie, from German Terminologie.


enigste

Pas jouself op, jy is my enigste.

Take care of yourself, you're my only one.


aandete

aandete (plural aandetes, diminutive aandetetjie)

aandetes (plural)
aandetetjie (diminutive)

/ˈɑːntˌɪə̯.tə/

From Dutch avondeten, from Middle Dutch avonteten.


maklik

af-adj

maklik (attributive maklike, comparative makliker, superlative maklikste)

maklike (attributive)
makliker (comparative)
maklikste (superlative)


aand

From Dutch avond with sporadic loss of intervocalic -v- (cf. bly, gee etc.). The full form awend still in Awendland (“Occident”).


edelman

From Dutch edelman, from Middle Dutch ēdelman. Equivalent to edel + man.


maer

maer (attributive maere, not comparable)

From Dutch mager, from Middle Dutch mager, from Old Dutch *magar, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

Ons gaan nou deur maer jare.

We're currently going through [some] financially bad years.


bladsy

From Dutch bladzij, a byform of bladzijde.


woordeskat

From Dutch woordenschat. Equivalent to woord (“word”) + skat (“treasure”).


asseblief

Koop asseblief melk op pad terug.

— Wil jy 'n glas water hê? — (Ja,) asseblief!

— Would you like a glass of water? — (Yes,) please!

please; used as an affirmative to an offer


asseblief

Ag, asseblief! Drink dit net!

please; an expression of annoyance or impatience


domkop

A stupid (not clever) person, dunce, duffer, dumbass


soek

af-verb

soek (present soek, present participle soekende, past participle gesoek)

soek (present)
soekende (participle present)
gesoek (participle past)

From Dutch zoeken, from Middle Dutch soeken, from Old Dutch *suoken, from Proto-Germanic *sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti.


soek

Borrowed from Arabic سُوق (sūq, “market”).


wysig

wysig (present wysig, present participle wysigende, past participle gewysig)

wysig (present)
wysigende (participle present)
gewysig (participle past)


sewe

From Dutch zeven, from Middle Dutch seven, from Old Dutch sivun, sivon, from Proto-Germanic *sebun, from earlier *sebunt, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥, with -t added through influence of "nine" and "ten".


agt

From Dutch acht, from Middle Dutch achte, acht, from Old Dutch ahto, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.


fresko

head

fresko (plural fresko's, diminutive fresko'tjie)

fresko's (plural)
fresko'tjie (diminutive)

Either derived from Dutch fresco or borrowed from English fresco, both borrowed from Italian fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz.


lêer

lêer (plural lêers, diminutive lêertjie)

binder, file (folder in which papers are arranged and stored)

(computing) file (a collection of information that forms a unit and is stored together)

a hen or other animal that lays eggs; laying hen

an old measure for wine, brandy, vinegar, etc.


ateljee

From Dutch atelier (“workshop, studio”), from French atelier (“workshop, studio”).


aftree

af-verb

aftree (present tree af, present participle aftreeënde, past participle afgetree)

tree af (present)
aftreeënde (participle present)
afgetree (participle past)


vertaal

vertaal (present vertaal, present participle vertalende, past participle vertaal)

vertaal (present)
vertalende (participle present)
vertaal (participle past)

From Dutch vertalen, from Middle Dutch vertalen (“to express, to respond”).


wysiging

head

wysiging (plural wysigings or wysiginge)

From Dutch wijziging. Equivalent to wysig + -ing.


grys

af-adj

grys (attributive gryse, comparative gryser, superlative grysste)

gryse (attributive)
gryser (comparative)
grysste (superlative)


blou

blou (attributive blou, comparative blouer, superlative blouste)

blou (attributive)
blouer (comparative)
blouste (superlative)

From Dutch blauw, from Middle Dutch blau, from Old Dutch *blāo, from Proto-West Germanic *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.


rooi

rooi (attributive rooi or rooie, comparative rooier, superlative rooiste)

rooi (attributive)
rooie (attributive)
rooier (comparative)
rooiste (superlative)

From Dutch rood, of which the inflected form is rooie in Northern Dutch (in particular Hollandic) colloquial speech. Further from Middle Dutch rôot, from Old Dutch rōd, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós, from the root *h₁rewdʰ-.


rolstoel

From Dutch rolstoel. Equivalent to rol (“to roll”) + stoel (“chair”).


verskil

head

verskil (plural verskille, diminutive verskilletjie)

verskille (plural)
verskilletjie (diminutive)

From Dutch verschil, from Middle Dutch verschil.


wys

af-verb

wys (present wys, present participle wysende, past participle gewys)

wys (present)
wysende (participle present)
gewys (participle past)

From Dutch wijzen, from Middle Dutch wisen, from Old Dutch wīsen, from Proto-Germanic *wīsijaną.


skrap

skrap (present skrap, present participle skrappende, past participle geskrap)

skrap (present)
skrappende (participle present)
geskrap (participle past)

From Dutch schrappen, from Middle Dutch schrappen.


teenoor

/ˈtɪə̯nʊə̯r/

From Dutch tegenover. Equivalent to a univerbation of teen + oor.


oortuig

oortuig (present oortuig, present participle oortuigende, past participle oortuig)

oortuig (present)
oortuigende (participle present)
oortuig (participle past)

From Dutch overtuigen, from Middle Dutch overtugen.


oortuiging

head

oortuiging (plural oortuigings or oortuiginge, diminutive oortuiginkie)

oortuigings (plural)
oortuiginge (plural)
oortuiginkie (diminutive)

From Dutch overtuiging. Equivalent to oortuig + -ing.


sagteware

software (collective name for programs that can be executed by a computer)


wêreld

From Dutch wereld (“world”), from Middle Dutch werelt, from Old Dutch werold, werolt, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz (literally “age of man”), from *weraz (“man”) + *aldiz (“time, age, old”).
The development of Middle Dutch -er(e)l- → Afrikaans -êrel- (instead of -erel-) is regular. Compare kêrel, pêrel.

inh

Ja, die hele wêreld word stil
 En luister in die donker uur
 Na die naggeluide van Liza se klavier.

1992, “Liza se klavier”performed by Laurika Rauch:

Yes, the whole world becomes quiet
 And listens in the dark hour
 To the night sounds of Liza’s piano.


klad

From Dutch klad, from Middle Dutch kladde.


klad

af-verb

klad (present klad, present participle kladdende, past participle geklad)

klad (present)
kladdende (participle present)
geklad (participle past)

(intransitive) to dry with a paper or cloth, e.g. by dabbing


kelder

head

kelder (plural kelders, diminutive keldertjie)

kelders (plural)
keldertjie (diminutive)

From Dutch kelder, from Middle Dutch kelre, kellere, from Old Dutch *kellari, from Late Latin cellarium.


magistraat

From Dutch magistraat, from Latin magistrātus.


Japanner

Japanner (plural Japanners, diminutive Japannertjie)

Japanners (plural)
Japannertjie (diminutive)

Inherited from Dutch Japanner, equivalent to Japan + -er.

Japanese (person from Japan or of Japanese descent)


mosterd

From Dutch mosterd, from Middle Dutch mostaert, from Old French moustarde, from moust (“must”), from Latin mustum.


Litauer

Litauer (plural Litauers, diminutive Litauertjie)

Litauers (plural)
Litauertjie (diminutive)

Lithuanian (person from Lithuania or of Lithuanian descent)


ketting

ketting (plural kettings or kettinge (dated), diminutive kettinkie)

kettings (plural)
kettinge (dated plural)
kettinkie (diminutive)

From Dutch ketting, from Middle Dutch kettinc, from the more common form ketene, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *katinnjā, from Vulgar Latin *catenia, from Latin catēna.


metafoor

/ˌmɪə̯.taˈfʊə̯r/

From Dutch metafoor, from French métaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Ancient Greek μεταφορά (metaphorá), from μεταφέρω (metaphérō, “I transfer, apply”).


gedig

From Dutch gedicht, from an action noun derived from dichten, from Latin dictare.


belangrik

af-adj

belangrik (attributive belangrike, comparative belangriker, superlative belangrikste)

belangrike (attributive)
belangriker (comparative)
belangrikste (superlative)

From Dutch belangrijk. Equivalent to belang + -rik.

important (having relevant and crucial value)


erts

ore (rock that contains enough metal or mineral material to be extracted and processed)


vliegveld

head

vliegveld (plural vliegvelde, diminutive vliegveldjie)

vliegvelde (plural)
vliegveldjie (diminutive)

From Dutch vliegveld. Equivalent to vlieg + veld.


Boedapest

From Hungarian Budapest, from Buda + Pest.


-ies

Inherited from Dutch -isch, from German -isch.

motor + -ies → motories (“motoric”)

sensor + -ies → sensories (“sensory”)

utopia + -ies → utopies (“utopian”)

-ic, -ory, -ian; Used to create adjectives from nouns, primarily of Latin and Greek origin

krities

-ly, -like; Used to create adverbs from nouns, primarily of Latin and Greek origin


draak

From Dutch draak, from Middle Dutch drāke, from Old Dutch *drako, an early Germanic borrowing of Latin dracō (“dragon”).

dragon (mythological or folkloric reptilian creature)


hommel

From Dutch hommel, from Middle Dutch hommel.


niks

From Dutch niks, probably from German nix.


tempel

tempel (plural tempels, diminutive tempeltjie)

tempels (plural)
tempeltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch tempel, from Middle Dutch tempel, from Latin templum.


leraar

/ˈlɪə̯.rɑːr/

From Dutch leraar. Doublet of leerder (“learner”).

(religion) reverend, minister, clergyman


vink

From Dutch vink, from Middle Dutch vinke, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *finkiz.


tandarts

From Dutch tandarts. Equivalent to tand (“tooth”) + arts (“doctor”).


majoor

From Dutch majoor, from Spanish mayor, from Latin maior.


appelboom

appelboom (plural appelbome, diminutive appelboompie)

appelbome (plural)
appelboompie (diminutive)


byl

From Dutch bijl, from Middle Dutch bile.


beperking

beperking (plural beperkings or beperkinge (dated))

beperkings (plural)
beperkinge (dated plural)

Hy het eindelik geleer om sy beperkings te aksepteer.

He has at long last learnt to accept his limitations.


telg

From Dutch telg, from Middle Dutch telch, from Old Dutch *telg, from Proto-Germanic *telguz.


slank

af-adj

slank (attributive slank, comparative slanker, superlative slankste)

slank (attributive)
slanker (comparative)
slankste (superlative)

From Dutch slank, from Middle Dutch slanc.


duister

duister (attributive duistere, comparative duisterder, superlative duisterste)

duistere (attributive)
duisterder (comparative)
duisterste (superlative)


blaas

From Dutch blaas, from Middle Dutch blase, blaes.


knus

knus (attributive knus, comparative knusser, superlative knusste)

knus (attributive)
knusser (comparative)
knusste (superlative)


natuurlik

natuurlik (attributive natuurlike, comparative natuurliker, superlative natuurlikste)

natuurlike (attributive)
natuurliker (comparative)
natuurlikste (superlative)

From Dutch natuurlijk, from Middle Dutch natuurlijc. Equivalent to natuur + -lik.


onkruid

head

onkruid (plural onkruide, diminutive onkruidjie)

onkruide (plural)
onkruidjie (diminutive)

From Dutch onkruid, from Middle Dutch oncruut, from on- (“un-, not”) + cruut (“herb”). Equivalent to modern on- + kruid.


hulle

From dialectal Dutch hullie, contraction of hunlieden (“they, them-people”) or hunlui (“they, them-people”).


julle

From Dutch jullie, contraction of je lieden or je lui (“you people”).


ingaan

af-verb

ingaan (present gaan in, present participle ingaande, past participle ingegaan)

gaan in (present)
ingaande (participle present)
ingegaan (participle past)


weermag

From Dutch weermacht, equivalent to weer + mag.


behaaglik

af-adj

behaaglik (attributive behaaglike, comparative behaagliker, superlative behaaglikste)

behaaglike (attributive)
behaagliker (comparative)
behaaglikste (superlative)

/bəˈɦɑːχ.lək/


verklaar

af-verb

verklaar (present verklaar, present participle verklarende, past participle verklaar)

verklaar (present)
verklarende (participle present)
verklaar (participle past)

From Dutch verklaren, from Middle Dutch verclaren.


verdraagsaam

af-adj

verdraagsaam (attributive verdraagsame, comparative verdraagsamer, superlative verdraagsaamste)

verdraagsame (attributive)
verdraagsamer (comparative)
verdraagsaamste (superlative)

Ek is verdraagsaam teenoor beleefde mense.


bietjie

a little; a bit; fairly (sometimes used with maar)

Kyk bietjie wat ek gekry het.

Hulle het bietjie baie diere.

quite; very (used to emphasise another adverb or adjective, especially used with baie)


bietjie

Die bietjie wat daar was was bly.

bietjies-bietjies

'n Bietjie later


miskien

From Dutch misschien, from Middle Dutch misschien.


granaat

→ Xhosa: irharnate

From Dutch granaat, Middle Dutch garnate, grenate, from Old French grenat, from Latin pomus granatus (“seeded apple”).


loods

From Dutch loods, backformation from loodsman, from Middle Dutch lootsman, from Middle English lodesman.


bestanddeel

From Dutch bestanddeel, from German Bestandteil. Equivalent to bestand + deel.

ingredient (one of the parts of a whole)


draai

af-verb

draai (present draai, present participle draaiende, past participle gedraai)

draai (present)
draaiende (participle present)
gedraai (participle past)


ek hou van jou

LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-ek hou van jou.wav


Noorweë

Inherited from Dutch Noorwegen, with loss of intervocalic -g-.

Norway (a country in Northern Europe; capital: Oslo)


verras

verras (present verras, present participle verrassende, past participle verras)

verras (present)
verrassende (participle present)
verras (participle past)

From Dutch verrassen, from Middle Dutch verrasschen. Equivalent to ver- + ras.


rekenaar

From Dutch rekenaar, from Middle Dutch rekenare. Equivalent to reken + -aar.
Compare also German Rechner.


avontuur

head

avontuur (plural avonture, diminutive avontuurtjie)

avonture (plural)
avontuurtjie (diminutive)

From Dutch avontuur, from Middle Dutch aventure, from Old French aventure. The change to o occurred in early Dutch and is due to influence from avond, which has also affected the pronunciation.

adventure (remarkable, exciting or challenging experience)


Comore

Comoros (A country and group of islands in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa; capital: Moroni)


kerker

From Dutch kerker, from Middle Dutch kerker, from Old Dutch *karkari, from Latin carcer (“prison, jail”).


skielik

From Dutch schielijk, from Middle Dutch schelike, schielike.


bries

bries (plural briese, diminutive briesie)


pastoor

From Dutch pastoor, from Middle Dutch pastōor, from Latin pāstor.


passaat

From Dutch passaat, shortening of passaatwind, whose first element derives from Spanish pasada.


slak

From Dutch slak, from Middle Dutch slecke, slacke, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *slikkō.


voetstap

From Dutch voetstap, from Middle Dutch voetstap. Equivalent to voet + stap.


gemeente

/χəˈmɪə̯n.tə/

From Dutch gemeente, from Middle Dutch gemeende, from Old Dutch *gimēnitha, from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz + *-iþō.


vrees

From Dutch vrees, from Middle Dutch vrêse, from Old Dutch frēsa, from Proto-Germanic *fraisō (“danger”).


vrees

af-verb

vrees (present vrees, present participle vreesende, past participle gevrees)

vrees (present)
vreesende (participle present)
gevrees (participle past)

From Dutch vrezen, from Middle Dutch vrêsen, from Old Dutch *frēson, from Proto-Germanic *fraisōną.


vonk

From Dutch vonk, from Middle Dutch vonke, from Old Dutch funko, from Proto-Germanic *funkô.


Magda

a female given name: diminutive of Magdalena


kultuur

From Dutch cultuur, from Middle French culture (“cultivation; culture”), from Latin cultūra.


opstand

From Dutch opstand, from Middle Dutch opstant. Equivalent to a deverbal from opstaan.


deelname

/ˈdɪə̯lˌnɑː.mə/

From Dutch deelname, from German Teilnahme.


naai

af-verb

naai (present naai, present participle naaiende, past participle genaai)

naai (present)
naaiende (participle present)
genaai (participle past)

From Dutch naaien (“to sew, to stitch; to fuck”), from Middle Dutch nâyen, from Old Dutch *nāien, from Proto-Germanic *nēaną.


alledaags

af-adj

alledaags (attributive alledaagse, comparative alledaagser, superlative alledaagsste)

alledaagse (attributive)
alledaagser (comparative)
alledaagsste (superlative)


hoogland

From Dutch hoogland. Equivalent to hoog + land.


magneet

head

magneet (plural magnete, diminutive magneetjie)

magnete (plural)
magneetjie (diminutive)

From Dutch magneet, from Middle Dutch magneet, from older magnes, from Latin magnēs, from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος (magnḗtēs líthos).

der

μαγνήτης λίθος

Iemand had geld uit sy spaarvark geroof met 'n magneet.

Someone had stolen money from his piggy bank with a magnet.


guur

af-adj

guur (attributive gure, comparative guurder, superlative guurste)

gure (attributive)
guurder (comparative)
guurste (superlative)


terrein

From Dutch terrein, from French terrain.


sprakeloos

sprakeloos (attributive sprakelose, not comparable)

Inherited from Dutch sprakeloos, equivalent to spraak (“speech”) + -e- + -loos (“less”).


uitvoer

af-verb

uitvoer (present voer uit, present participle uitvoerend, past participle uitgevoer)

voer uit (present)
uitvoerend (participle present)
uitgevoer (participle past)


uitvoer

(computing, data) output (of information, data, etc.)


erken

erken (present erken, present participle erkennende, past participle erken)

erken (present)
erkennende (participle present)
erken (participle past)

From Dutch erkennen, from Middle Dutch erkennen. Equivalent to er- + ken.

Die taal was nog nie erken as amptelike taal nie.

The language hadn't yet been recognised as an official language.

(transitive) to acknowledge, to recognise


dankie

→ English: dankie


eggenoot

head

eggenoot (plural eggenote, feminine eggenote)


opgooi

af-verb

opgooi (present gooi op, present participle opgooiende, past participle opgegooi)

gooi op (present)
opgooiende (participle present)
opgegooi (participle past)


vingernael

From Dutch vingernagel. Equivalent to vinger + nael.


swaar

af-adj

swaar (attributive sware, comparative swaarder, superlative swaarste)

sware (attributive)
swaarder (comparative)
swaarste (superlative)

From Dutch zwaar, from Middle Dutch swaer, from Old Dutch *swār, *swāri, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, *swēriz.


doodmaak

af-verb

doodmaak (present maak dood, present participle doodmakende, past participle doodgemaak)

maak dood (present)
doodmakende (participle present)
doodgemaak (participle past)


asemhaal

asemhaal (present haal asem, present participle asemhalende, past participle asemgehaal)

haal asem (present)
asemhalende (participle present)
asemgehaal (participle past)

From Dutch asemhalen. Equivalent to asem + haal.


aanbeveling

head

aanbeveling (plural aanbevelings or aanbevelinge)

aanbevelings (plural)
aanbevelinge (plural)


sweer

af-verb

sweer (present sweer, present participle swerende, past participle gesweer)

sweer (present)
swerende (participle present)
gesweer (participle past)

From Dutch zweren, from Middle Dutch sweren, from Old Dutch *swerien, sweren, from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swer-.


hierdie

From hier (“here”) + die (“this; that”).


vyf

From Dutch vijf, from Middle Dutch vijf, from Old Dutch *fīf, vīf, from Proto-West Germanic *fimf, from Proto-Germanic *fimf, from *pémpe, variant of Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe.


vraagteken

head

vraagteken (plural vraagtekens, diminutive vraagtekentjie)

vraagtekens (plural)
vraagtekentjie (diminutive)

From Dutch vraagteken. Equivalent to vraag (“question”) + teken (“sign, mark”).


swem

af-verb

swem (present swem, present participle swemmende, past participle geswem)

swem (present)
swemmende (participle present)
geswem (participle past)

From Dutch zwemmen, from Middle Dutch swemmen, from Old Dutch *swimman, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną. Morphologically derived from a causative.


waai

waai (present waai, present participle waaiende, past participle gewaai)

waai (present)
waaiende (participle present)
gewaai (participle past)


horing

head

horing (plural horings, diminutive horinkie)

From Dutch hoorn, from Middle Dutch horn, from Old Dutch *horn, from Proto-Germanic *hurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-.


wyd

af-adj

wyd (attributive wye, comparative wyer, superlative wydste)

wye (attributive)
wyer (comparative)
wydste (superlative)

From Dutch wijd, from Middle Dutch wijt, from Old Dutch *wīd, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz.


gooi

af-verb

gooi (present gooi, present participle gooiende, past participle gegooi)

gooi (present)
gooiende (participle present)
gegooi (participle past)


grawe

grawe (present grawe, present participle grawende, past participle gegrawe)

grawe (present)
grawende (participle present)
gegrawe (participle past)


spoeg

spoeg (present spoeg, present participle spoegende, past participle gespoeg)

spoeg (present)
spoegende (participle present)
gespoeg (participle past)

From Dutch spoegen (“to spit”), a dialectal variant of spugen (“to spit; to vomit”), reformed from spuwen (by analogy with its older strong past tense spoog), from Middle Dutch spuwen, from Old Dutch *spīwan, *spiuwan, from Proto-Germanic *spīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ptyēw- (“to spit, vomit”).


korrek

af-adj

korrek (attributive korrekte, comparative korrekter, superlative korrekste)

korrekte (attributive)
korrekter (comparative)
korrekste (superlative)

From Dutch correct, from Middle French correct, from Latin corrēctus.


vryf

af-verb

vryf (present vryf, present participle vrywende, past participle gevryf)

vryf (present)
vrywende (participle present)
gevryf (participle past)


sweef

sweef (present sweef, present participle swewende, past participle gesweef)

sweef (present)
swewende (participle present)
gesweef (participle past)

From Dutch zweven, from Middle Dutch sweven, from Old Dutch sweven (“to freely move back and forth, float”), from Proto-Germanic *swibāną, from Proto-Indo-European *sweyp-, *sweyb- (“to twist, turn around”).


naby

Potsdam, naby Berlin


vries

af-verb

vries (present vries, present participle vriesende, past participle gevries)

vries (present)
vriesende (participle present)
gevries (participle past)


swel

swel (present swel, present participle swellende, past participle geswel)

swel (present)
swellende (participle present)
geswel (participle past)


sterf

sterf (present sterf, present participle sterwende, past participle gesterf)

sterf (present)
sterwende (participle present)
gesterf (participle past)

From Dutch sterven, from Middle Dutch sterven, from Old Dutch stervan, from Proto-Germanic *sterbaną.


wandel

wandel (present wandel, present participle wandelende, past participle gewandel)

wandel (present)
wandelende (participle present)
gewandel (participle past)


vrou

head

vrou (plural vroue or vrouens, diminutive vroutjie)

vroue (plural)
vrouens (plural)
vroutjie (diminutive)

→ English: vrou

From Dutch vrouw, from Middle Dutch vrouwe, from Old Dutch frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.

Daardie vrou werk in 'n museum.

Sy vrou het onlangs afgestudeer en werk nou in 'n winkel.

His wife graduated recently and is now working in a shop.


lewer

lewer (plural lewers, diminutive lewertjie)

From Dutch lever, from Middle Dutch levere, from Old Dutch *livara, from Proto-Germanic *librō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to smudge, stick”), from *ley- (“to be slimy, be sticky, glide”).


vloei

af-verb

vloei (present vloei, present participle vloeiende, past participle gevloei)

vloei (present)
vloeiende (participle present)
gevloei (participle past)


vlerk

From Dutch vlerk, from Middle Dutch vlerc.


sommige

From Dutch sommige. Related to English some.


sleg

af-adj

sleg (attributive slegte, comparative slegter, superlative slegste)

slegte (attributive)
slegter (comparative)
slegste (superlative)

From Dutch slecht (“bad; (obsolete) ordinary”), from Middle Dutch slecht (“smooth, flat”), from Old Dutch *sleht, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz.


skerp

af-adj

skerp (attributive skerpe, comparative skerper, superlative skerpste)

skerpe (attributive)
skerper (comparative)
skerpste (superlative)

From Dutch scherp, from Middle Dutch scharp, scherp, from Old Dutch skarp, from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz.


vrot

vrot (attributive vrot, comparative vrotter, superlative vrotste)

vrot (attributive)
vrotter (comparative)
vrotste (superlative)

From Dutch verrotten, verrot. Compare also verrot, from the same source.


vrot

af-verb

vrot (present vrot, present participle vrottende, past participle vrot)

vrot (present)
vrottende (participle present)
vrot (participle past)


reën

head

reën (plural reëns, diminutive reëntjie)

From Dutch regen, from Middle Dutch regen, from Old Dutch regan, from Proto-Germanic *regną.


reën

af-verb

reën (present reën, present participle reënende, past participle gereën)

reën (present)
reënende (participle present)
gereën (participle past)

From Dutch regenen, from Middle Dutch regenen.

My ou tante Koba het soms gemeen:
 Die son sal weer skyn, maar dit moet eers reën.

2005, “My ou tante Koba”performed by Laurika Rauch:

My old aunt Koba sometimes used to say:
 The sun will shine again, but first it must rain.


ruik

ruik (present ruik, present participle ruikende, past participle geruik)

ruik (present)
ruikende (participle present)
geruik (participle past)


blaar

head

blaar (plural blare, diminutive blaartjie)

Back-formation from the plural blare, itself from Dutch blaren, bladeren (“leaves”), from the singular blad (“leaf; sheet”). Doublet of blad.


kots

af-verb

kots (present kots, present participle kotsende, past participle gekots)

kots (present)
kotsende (participle present)
gekots (participle past)

Die kinders moes in haar motor kots.


suig

suig (present suig, present participle suigende, past participle gesuig)

suig (present)
suigende (participle present)
gesuig (participle past)

From Dutch zuigen, from Middle Dutch sugen, from Old Dutch sūgan, from Proto-Germanic *sūganą.


sneeu

From Dutch sneeuw, from Middle Dutch snêe, from Old Dutch snēo, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz.


matras

From Dutch matras, from Middle Dutch matrasse, matratse, from Old French materas (modern matelas), from Italian materasso (cognate with Occitan almatrac, Spanish almadraque, Portuguese almadraque), from Arabic مَطْرَح (maṭraḥ), itself perhaps from مُطْرَح (muṭraḥ).


doodgaan

doodgaan (present gaan dood, present participle doodgaande, past participle doodgegaan)

gaan dood (present)
doodgaande (participle present)
doodgegaan (participle past)

Ek wil nie doodgaan nie! Kan jy my hoor? Ek sê ek wil nie doodgaan nie!

2013, Joanne Joseph, Dwelm Slagoffer, page 132:

I don't want to die! Can you hear me? I say I don't want to die!


speler

From Dutch speler, from Middle Dutch speler.


braak

braak (present braak, present participle brakende, past participle gebraak)

braak (present)
brakende (participle present)
gebraak (participle past)


dryf

dryf (present dryf, present participle drywende, past participle gedryf)

dryf (present)
drywende (participle present)
gedryf (participle past)

From Dutch drijven, from Middle Dutch drîven, from Old Dutch drīven, *drīvan, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.

Hout dryf op water.

Die wind dryf die skip ooste toe.

Dis passie wat hom dryf.

(transitive, figurative) To drive; to motivate.


blom

head

blom (plural blomme, diminutive blommetjie)

From Dutch blom, dialectal form of bloem, from Middle Dutch bloeme, from Old Dutch *bluomo, from Proto-Germanic *blōmô.


eier

Back-formation from eiers, a dialectal Dutch plural form of ei (“egg”). Compare similar back-formations in Afrikaans: hoender, blaar.


vrug

vrug (plural vrugte, diminutive vruggie)

From Dutch vrucht, from Middle Dutch vrucht, from Old Dutch fruht, from Latin frūctus.


knip

af-verb

knip (present knip, present participle knippende, past participle geknip)

knip (present)
knippende (participle present)
geknip (participle past)


asem

From Dutch asem (“breath”), from Middle Dutch âsem, âessem, from Old Dutch *āththem, from Proto-West Germanic *āþm, from Proto-Germanic *ēþmaz.


asem

asem (present asem, present participle asemende, past participle geasem)

asem (present)
asemende (participle present)
geasem (participle past)

From Dutch asem, from Middle Dutch âdemen.


sout

From Dutch zout, from Middle Dutch sout, from Old Dutch *salt, from Proto-Germanic *saltą (noun), *saltaz (adjective), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂l-, *séh₂ls.

Die seun het mos twee kilo sout gehaal.

The boy must have brought two kilogrammes of salt.


sout

af-adj

sout (attributive sout, comparative souter, superlative soutste)

sout (attributive)
souter (comparative)
soutste (superlative)

Is dit nie te sout nie?

Die sout seewind waai deur sy hare.

The salt sea wind is blowing through his hairs.


sout

af-verb

sout (present sout, present participle soutende, past participle gesout)

sout (present)
soutende (participle present)
gesout (participle past)

From Dutch zouten, from Middle Dutch souten, from Old Dutch *saltan, from Proto-Germanic *saltaną.

Ons moet die sop gaan sout.


speel

speel (present speel, present participle spelende, past participle gespeel)

speel (present)
spelende (participle present)
gespeel (participle past)

From Dutch spelen, from Middle Dutch spēlen, from Old Dutch *spilon, from Proto-West Germanic *spilōn.


binne

From Dutch binnen, from Middle Dutch binnen, from Old Dutch *binnan.


verbeelding

head

verbeelding (plural verbeeldings or verbeeldinge)

verbeeldings (plural)
verbeeldinge (plural)

From Dutch verbeelding, from Middle Dutch verbeeldinge. Equivalent to verbeeld + -ing.


klip

From Dutch klip, from Middle Dutch clippe.


praat jy Engels

LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-praat jy Engels.wav

do you speak English
do you speak English


kaffer

From Dutch kaffer, from Portuguese cafre, from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”).

(offensive, ethnic slur) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu.


boomgaard

From Dutch boomgaard, from Middle Dutch boomgaert, from Old Dutch bōmgardo. Equivalent to boom (“tree”) + gaard (“garden”).


godin

godin (plural godinne, diminutive godinnetjie)

godinne (plural)
godinnetjie (diminutive)

From Dutch godin, from Middle Dutch godinne. Equivalent to god + -in.


fok

From Dutch fok, from Middle Dutch focke, further origin unclear. Possibly from the verb vocken (“to blow”), itself of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Faroese fokka (“jib”), though this could have been a reverse borrowing. Both of these could be from Proto-Germanic *fuk(k)ōn- (“to blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *pug-néh₂-.


fok

af-verb

fok (present fok, present participle -, past participle gefok)

From Dutch fokken, from Middle Dutch focken, vocken, from Old Dutch *fokken, possibly of Scandinavian/North Germanic origin (compare Norwegian fukka, Swedish fokka), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *fukkōną. Likely related to German ficken. The pejorative senses and usage are semantic loans of English fuck.

(transitive, intransitive, agriculture, obsolete) to breed (notably of domesticated animals)

Die pas getroude paartjie fok seker lekker op hulle wittebrood.

The newly-wed couple probably fuck merrily on their honeymoon.

(intransitive, vulgar, rare) to fuck (have sex)

Sy fok hom agter die kraalmuur.

(transitive, vulgar, rare) to fuck someone, something (have sex with someone, something)

Moenie so met my fok nie.

(vulgar) to fuck with someone (to bother someone)


fok

Sy tong hang uit vir 'n lekker fok.

His tongue hangs out for a nice fuck. (He is horny.)

Hy was so 'n lekker fok gewees.


fok

Fok, dit is lekker!

(slang, swear word) fuck (expressing anger, contempt, frustration, astonishment, etc.)


wrak

From Middle Dutch wrac (“defective; wreck”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną (“to push, drive out”), probably in the sense of things cast ashore.

der

Hulle het die wrak langs die koraalrif geplunder.

They plundered the wreck next to the coral reef.

A wreck (remains of a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other piece of machinery).

Anna was 'n wrak na Henk se oorlye.

Anna was an emotional wreck after Henk's death.


Armeen

head

Armeen (plural Armene, diminutive Armeentjie)

Armenian (person from Armenia or of Armenian descent)


onleesbaar

af-adj

onleesbaar (attributive onleesbare, comparative onleesbaarder, superlative onleesbaarste)

onleesbare (attributive)
onleesbaarder (comparative)
onleesbaarste (superlative)

/ˌɔnˈlɪə̯s.bɑːr/

From Dutch onleesbaar. Equivalent to on- + leesbaar.


sandstrand

head

sandstrand (plural sandstrande, diminutive sandstrandjie)

sandstrande (plural)
sandstrandjie (diminutive)

From Dutch zandstrand, equivalent to sand + strand.


letterlik

From Dutch letterlijk, from Middle Dutch letterlijc. Equivalent to letter + -lik.


letterlik

af-adj

letterlik (attributive letterlike, comparative letterliker, superlative letterlikste)

letterlike (attributive)
letterliker (comparative)
letterlikste (superlative)


waarheen

Waarheen het hy gegaan?


stug

stug (attributive stug, comparative stugger, superlative stugste)

stug (attributive)
stugger (comparative)
stugste (superlative)

From Dutch stug, from Middle Dutch stugge.


volg

af-verb

volg (present volg, present participle volgende, past participle gevolg)

volg (present)
volgende (participle present)
gevolg (participle past)


joune

From earlier joue, from Dutch (de/het) jouwe. The -n- was interfixed in the hiatus on the model of the pronouns myne (“mine”) and syne (“his”), whose -n- is etymological, but which accord with the Afrikaans determiners my and sy (like joune with jou).

Hierdie is my hemp en daardie is joune.

yours; thine (that or those of you (singular))


edelsteen

From Dutch edelsteen, from Middle Dutch ēdelstêen. Equivalent to edel (“noble”) + steen (“stone”).


sonnig

af-adj

sonnig (attributive sonnige, comparative sonniger, superlative sonnigste)

sonnige (attributive)
sonniger (comparative)
sonnigste (superlative)

From Dutch zonnig. Equivalent to son + -ig.

Sy hou nie van baie sonnige weer nie.

sunny, characterised by a lot of sunshine


botter

head

botter (plural botters, diminutive bottertjie)

botters (plural)
bottertjie (diminutive)

From a dialectal variant of Dutch boter, from Middle Dutch bōter, from Old Dutch *butera, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon).

(uncountable) butter; a soft, fatty foodstuff made from the cream of milk

Ons het 'n klomp gegeurde botters beskikbaar.

We have a lot of flavoured butter [types]/butters available.

(chemistry, dated) butter; any specific soft substance


botter

af-verb

botter (present botter, present participle botterende, past participle gebotter)

botter (present)
botterende (participle present)
gebotter (participle past)


bek

From Dutch bek, from Middle Dutch bec, from Old French bec, from Vulgar Latin beccus.


meerderheid

From Dutch meerderheid. Equivalent to meerder + -heid.


toestemming

head

toestemming (plural toestemmings or toestemminge (dated))

toestemmings (plural)
toestemminge (dated plural)

From Dutch toestemming. Equivalent to toestem + -ing.


hoe gaan dit

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verkenning

verkenning (plural verkennings or verkenninge (dated))

verkennings (plural)
verkenninge (dated plural)

From Dutch verkenning. Equivalent to verken + -ing.


tekening

tekening (plural tekeninge or tekenings, diminutive tekeninkie)

tekeninge (plural)
tekenings (plural)
tekeninkie (diminutive)

/ˈtɪə̯.kə.nəŋ/

From Dutch tekening, from Middle Dutch tekeninge. Equivalent to teken + -ing.


nis

From Dutch nis, from Middle French niche.


skorokoro

Worn and ragged beyond its years, usually used to describe a vehicle.


voeding

From Dutch voeding, from Middle Dutch voedinge. Equivalent to voed + -ing.


behoort

af-verb

behoort (present behoort, present participle behorende or behoortende, past participle behoort)

behoort (present)
behorende (participle present)
behoortende (participle present)
behoort (participle past)

From Dutch behoren, from Middle Dutch behôren. Equivalent to be- + hoor. Unusually, the Afrikaans form is derived from the Dutch third-person singular rather than from the stem.


akwarium

From Dutch aquarium, from Latin aquārium.


toekoms

From Dutch toekomst, from Middle Dutch toecomste.


altaar

From Dutch altaar, from Middle Dutch altare, from Old Dutch *altare, from Latin altāre.


ambulans

From Dutch ambulance, from French ambulance.


veiligheid

/ˈfəi̯.ləχˌɦəi̯t/

From Dutch veiligheid, from Middle Dutch veilicheit. Equivalent to veilig (“safe”) + -heid (“-ty”).


minnares

head

minnares (plural minnaresse, diminutive minnaressie)

minnaresse (plural)
minnaressie (diminutive)


voordeur

From Dutch voordeur, from Middle Dutch voredore. Equivalent to voor + deur.


gebaar

af-verb

gebaar (present gebaar, present participle gebarende, past participle gebaar)

gebaar (present)
gebarende (participle present)
gebaar (participle past)

From Dutch gebaren, from Middle Dutch gebaren.

(intransitive, transitive) to gesture, to gesticulate


gebaar

From Dutch gebaar (which see), from Middle Dutch gebare, from Old Dutch gebare.

gesture (act or token of appreciation or lack thereof)


grou

af-adj

grou (attributive grou or groue, comparative grouer, superlative grouste)

grou (attributive)
groue (attributive)
grouer (comparative)
grouste (superlative)

Die grou môrelig

grey, ash-coloured; dull white; dull black

Dis in die groue verlede.

Die toekoms lyk grou.


grou

af-verb

grou (present grou, present participle grouende, past participle gegrou)

grou (present)
grouende (participle present)
gegrou (participle past)

to rummage or to search for something either for the sake of finding something or out of curiosity


spreekwoord

head

spreekwoord (plural spreekwoorde, diminutive spreekwoordjie)

spreekwoorde (plural)
spreekwoordjie (diminutive)

From Dutch spreekwoord, from Middle Dutch spreecwort. Equivalent to spreek + woord.


afgaan

af-verb

afgaan (present gaan af, present participle afgaande, past participle afgegaan)

gaan af (present)
afgaande (participle present)
afgegaan (participle past)


burgeroorlog

/ˈbœr.χərˌʊə̯r.lɔχ/

From Dutch burgeroorlog. Equivalent to burger + oorlog.


kabeljou

→ English: kabeljou

From Dutch kabeljauw, from Middle Dutch cabelliau, from Old Dutch cabillau.


pluk

pluk (present pluk, present participle plukkende, past participle gepluk)

pluk (present)
plukkende (participle present)
gepluk (participle past)


volharding

From Dutch volharding, from Middle Dutch volherdinge. Equivalent to volhard + -ing.


hef

From Dutch heft, from Middle Dutch hefte.


Nikosia

Nicosia (the capital city of Cyprus; capital city of Northern Cyprus).


skouer

From Dutch schouder, from Middle Dutch schouder, from Old Dutch *skuldero, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldru.


duin

head

duin (plural duine, diminutive duintjie)

From Dutch duin, from Middle Dutch dûne, from Old Dutch dūn, dūno, from Proto-West Germanic *dūnā.


opstandeling

From Dutch opstandeling. Equivalent to opstand + -e- + -ling.


raadsel

raadsel (plural raadsels, diminutive raadseltjie)

raadsels (plural)
raadseltjie (diminutive)

(archaic, uncommon) Alternative form of raaisel


ruiter

ruiter (plural ruiters, diminutive ruitertjie, feminine ruiterin)

ruiters (plural)
ruitertjie (diminutive)
ruiterin (feminine)

From Dutch ruiter, from Middle Dutch ruter, from Old French routier.

A rider of an animal, usually a horse; a horseman.

A knight or armed horseman of different rank; a soldier on a horse.

(uncommon) A rider or driver of something other than an animal.


myn

From Dutch mijn, from Middle Dutch mine, from Old French mine, from Late Latin mina, from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *meinis (“ore, metal”). Some senses were borrowed in Dutch from French mine (“explosive device”) and Middle French mine (“tunnel for sapping”).

der

mine (place or tunnel for the excavation of mineral resources)

mine (hidden device that explodes when triggered)

mine (tunnel used for sapping enemy defence works or lines)


gees

From Dutch geest, from Middle Dutch gêest, from Old Dutch gēst, from Proto-Germanic *gaistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeysd-, *ǵʰisd- (“anger, agitation”).


verwaarloos

af-verb

verwaarloos (present verwaarloos, present participle verwaarlosende, past participle verwaarloos)

verwaarloos (present)
verwaarlosende (participle present)
verwaarloos (participle past)

From Dutch verwaarlozen, from Middle Dutch verwaerlosen.


oerknal

Borrowed from Dutch oerknal, itself probably borrowed from German Urknall. Equivalent to oer- (“primordial, primaeval”) + knal (“bang”).


denkbeeldig

af-adj

denkbeeldig (attributive denkbeeldige, comparative denkbeeldiger, superlative denkbeeldigste)

denkbeeldige (attributive)
denkbeeldiger (comparative)
denkbeeldigste (superlative)

From Dutch denkbeeldig. Equivalent to denkbeeld + -ig.


ان

اَِنْ اَِنْ#Afrikaans

Arabic spelling of en, alternative form of اَِنْ


spreektaal

From Dutch spreektaal. Equivalent to spreek + taal.

vernacular (everyday/colloquial speech), spoken language


rif

From Dutch rif, Middle Dutch rif, ref, from Old Norse rif (literally “rib”), from Proto-Germanic *ribją.


minstens

From Dutch minstens, from German mindestens. While the word has remained rather rare in Dutch, it is universal in Afrikaans.


landskap

From Dutch landschap, from Middle Dutch lantschap.


steur

af-verb

steur (present steur, present participle steurende, past participle gesteur)

steur (present)
steurende (participle present)
gesteur (participle past)

From Dutch storen, from Middle Dutch stôren, from Old Dutch *stōren, from Proto-West Germanic *staurijan.

(reflexive) to be bothered [with aan ‘by’]


steur

From Dutch steur, from Middle Dutch store, from Old Dutch sturo, from Proto-Germanic *sturjô (“sturgeon”).


duiker

→ English: duiker
→ Irish: dícear

From Dutch duiker, from Middle Dutch dukere. Equivalent to duik + -er.


kelk

From Dutch kelk, from Middle Dutch kelc, from Old Dutch kelik, from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́λῠξ (kálux).

(botany) A calyx (outermost whorl of flower parts).


goedkeuring

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goedkeuring (plural goedkeurings or goedkeuringe (dated))

goedkeurings (plural)
goedkeuringe (dated plural)

/ˈχutˌkɪø.rɪŋ/

From Dutch goedkeuring. Equivalent to goedkeur + -ing.


klier

klier (plural kliere, diminutive kliertjie)


regisseur

/ˌrɪə̯.χiˈsɪør/

Inherited from Dutch regisseur, from French régisseur.

director (of movies, theatre or television)


kwagga

From Dutch quagga, derived from a Khoisan term, probably Haiǁom / Khoekhoe ǁkoaah, apparently of imitative origin.


sering

Melia azedarach
Melia azedarach#Translingual


dimensie

From Dutch dimensie, from French dimension, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin dīmēnsiō.

dimension (measure of spatial or analogous extent)

dimension (number of elements of any basis of a vector space)


toerisme

From Dutch toerisme, from either English tourism or French tourisme.


priester

From Dutch priester, from Middle Dutch priester, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros).


ontvang

af-verb

ontvang (present ontvang, present participle ontvangende, past participle ontvang)

ontvang (present)
ontvangende (participle present)
ontvang (participle past)

From Dutch ontvangen, from earlier ontvaan, from Middle Dutch ontvaen, from Old Dutch antfān.


primaat

From Dutch primaat, from Latin prīmātēs.


kruisvaart

From Dutch kruisvaart, from Middle Dutch crucevaert, cruysvaert. Equivalent to kruis + vaart.


meule

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meule (plural meulens or meules, diminutive meuletjie or meultjie)

meulens (plural)
meules (plural)
meuletjie (diminutive)
meultjie (diminutive)

From Dutch meulen, meulen, a formerly widespread dialectal form of Dutch molen, from Middle Dutch mōlen, from Old Dutch mulin, from Latin molīna.

mill (milling or grinding apparatus, building housing such an apparatus)


bundel

bundel (plural bundels, diminutive bundeltjie)

bundels (plural)
bundeltjie (diminutive)

From Dutch bundel, from Middle Dutch bondel, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *bundil-, derivative of *bundą (“bundle”).

Sy het 'n bundeltjie tydskrifte meegeneem hotel toe.

She took a small bundle of magazines along to the hotel.

Dit is sy eerste bundel met prosa wat gepubliseer is.

This is his first bundle of prose that has been published.

edition of collected literary works, often poetry


Australiër

Australiër (plural Australiërs, diminutive Australiërtjie)

Australiërs (plural)
Australiërtjie (diminutive)

Australian (person from Australia or of Australian descent)


wiet

(Cape Afrikaans) Alternative form of weet.


teater

/tɪə̯ˈɑː.tər/

From Dutch theater, from Middle French théâtre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theatrum, from Ancient Greek θέατρον (théatron, “a place for viewing”).


aangaan

af-verb

aangaan (present gaan aan, present participle aangaande, past participle aangegaan)

gaan aan (present)
aangaande (participle present)
aangegaan (participle past)

From Dutch aangaan. Senses 3 and 4 appear to be loan translations of English go on.

Moenie in dinge inmeng wat jou nie aangaan nie.

Don’t interfere in things that don’t concern you.

to concern; to be a concern to; to be someone’s business

Die lig gaan nie aan nie.

Hulle dink alles sal aangaan soos altyd.

They think everything will go on as ever.

Wat gaan hier aan?


aartsengel

From Dutch aartsengel, ultimately from Latin archangelus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχάγγελος (arkhángelos).


toenadering

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toenadering (plural toenaderings or toenaderinge (dated))

toenaderings (plural)
toenaderinge (dated plural)

→ English: toenadering

an approach; the process of coming closer


Daniël

a male given name, equivalent to English Daniel


ongelukkig

af-adj

ongelukkig (attributive ongelukkige, comparative ongelukkiger, superlative ongelukkigste)

ongelukkige (attributive)
ongelukkiger (comparative)
ongelukkigste (superlative)

/ˌɔn.χəˈlœ.kəχ/

From Dutch ongelukkig, from Middle Dutch ongeluckich. Equivalent to on- + gelukkig.


stront

From Dutch stront, from Middle Dutch stront (“shit, manure”), from Old Dutch *strunt.


holte

From Dutch holte. Equivalent to hol + -te. The sense “foothold” may be influenced by English foothold, compare voetholte.


antiek

antiek (attributive antieke, comparative antieker, superlative antiekste)

antieke (attributive)
antieker (comparative)
antiekste (superlative)

From Dutch antiek, from Middle French antique, from Old French antic, from Latin antīquus.


beweeg

af-verb

beweeg (present beweeg, present participle bewegende, past participle beweeg)

beweeg (present)
bewegende (participle present)
beweeg (participle past)

From Dutch bewegen, from Middle Dutch bewegen.

Ek dink ek het hom sien beweeg.

(intransitive) to move, to be in motion, to stir

(transitive) to move, to put into motion


hefboom

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hefboom (plural hefbome, diminutive hefboompie)

hefbome (plural)
hefboompie (diminutive)

From Dutch hefboom. Equivalent to hef + boom.